Current and Future Incomes for Older People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11200697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra Hutton (University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 775-787 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x00020080 |
| OpenAlex | W2944796643 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Income in retirement does not normally feature in national headlines, but scandals such as the misuse of the company pension fund by Robert Maxwell, and the financial advice given to join personal pension schemes have done just that. The ‘demographic time bomb’ has become a media cliché. In this first of two reviews of the incomes and financial circumstances of older people we examine the influence of these headlines and clichés on present and future incomes. To set the scene, the current levels and sources of income for older people are outlined and compared with those of the younger population. The following section describes the trends and changes in pensioners’ incomes and what has influenced these trends. The next sets out the main issues in providing a secure income in old age, and finally the current policy debate is reviewed and some questions are identified for re-examination in two years’ time
Demographic economics · Economics · National Pension · Pension · Population · Sociology · Demography · Finance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |